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The Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Severity of COVID19: Hospitalisation and Death

Authors :
Hanns Moshammer
Saeed Yari
Source :
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer. 3:15-16
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd, 2020.

Abstract

The advent of a new Corona virus, SARS-CoVi-2, causing COVID-19, which first began in Wuhan, China, and then spread worldwide, has created a global public health crisis [1]. The sudden and far-reaching pandemic has raised many immediate questions. A very important goal of public health is to identify environmental factors that affect the spread and severity of the disease. Air pollution is one of the most well-known causes of long-term inflammation, which ultimately leads to increased immune system hyperactivity [2]. Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death and is estimated to play a role in nearly 5 million premature deaths worldwide in 2017 alone. Numerous scientific studies have linked air pollution to a variety of health concerns, including premature death in patients with heart or lung disease, non-fatal heart attacks, irregular heartbeats, and severe asthma [3].

Details

ISSN :
26455404
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2c90b7fe324be54a5618c07f56a2cf92
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31557/apjec.2020.3.1.15-16